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Author | : William Eberhard |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 679 |
Release | : 2020-12-22 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 022653474X |
Download Spider Webs Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In this lavishly illustrated, first-ever book on how spider webs are built, function, and evolved, William Eberhard provides a comprehensive overview of spider functional morphology and behavior related to web building, and of the surprising physical agility and mental abilities of orb weavers. For instance, one spider spins more than three precisely spaced, morphologically complex spiral attachments per second for up to fifteen minutes at a time. Spiders even adjust the mechanical properties of their famously strong silken lines to different parts of their webs and different environments, and make dramatic modifications in orb designs to adapt to available spaces. This extensive adaptive flexibility, involving decisions influenced by up to sixteen different cues, is unexpected in such small, supposedly simple animals. As Eberhard reveals, the extraordinary diversity of webs includes ingenious solutions to gain access to prey in esoteric habitats, from blazing hot and shifting sand dunes (to capture ants) to the surfaces of tropical lakes (to capture water striders). Some webs are nets that are cast onto prey, while others form baskets into which the spider flicks prey. Some aerial webs are tramways used by spiders searching for chemical cues from their prey below, while others feature landing sites for flying insects and spiders where the spider then stalks its prey. In some webs, long trip lines are delicately sustained just above the ground by tiny rigid silk poles. Stemming from the author’s more than five decades observing spider webs, this book will be the definitive reference for years to come.
Author | : Christine Morley |
Publisher | : Two-Can Publishing |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781587285974 |
Download Freaky Facts about Spiders Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"Introduces a variety of arachnids and the amazing ways they live, hunt, breed, and defend themselves"--Provided by publisher.
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Total Pages | : 19 |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
Genre | : Readers |
ISBN | : 9781857242010 |
Download Spider is Special Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Jack Goldstein |
Publisher | : Andrews UK Limited |
Total Pages | : 30 |
Release | : 2014-09-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1783339403 |
Download 101 Amazing Facts about Spiders Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Do you know the difference between a spider-web and a cobweb? What are the two sections of a spider's body called? Which spider holds the record for the largest legspan? And which species wears the drained corpses of its victims on its back? All of these questions and more are answered in this fascinating eBook containing over one hundred facts, separated into sections for easy reference. So if you want to know the various uses to which spiders put their silk, or the origin of the tarantella dance, then this is the book for you!
Author | : Friedrich G. Barth |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2013-03-09 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 366204899X |
Download A Spider’s World Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Spiders are wonderful creatures. Their varied and complex range of behavior and highly developed sensory systems are excellently adapted to the environmental conditions - as is proven by their evolutionary success. Over 400 million years, spiders have developed their sensory organs to a fascinating technical perfection and complexity. In his intriguing book, Professor Friedrich G. Barth puts this technical perfection into the context of "biology", in which the interaction between environment and sensory organs and the selectivity of the senses as a link between environment and behavior play a major role.
Author | : Janet Evans |
Publisher | : Speedy Publishing LLC |
Total Pages | : 25 |
Release | : 2013-10-23 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1630222283 |
Download Spiders:101 Fun Facts & Amazing Pictures ( Featuring The World's Top 6 Spiders) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book depicts the wonder of the world of Spiders in all its glory. Children are given a well-rounded understanding of these fascinating creatures: their anatomy, feeding habits and behavior. The following spiders are featured: * The mysterious Black Widow * The dangerous Brazilian Wandering Spider * The shy Brown Recluse Spider * The deceptive Crab Spider * The fun-loving Jumping Spider * The beefy Tarantula The pictures look great even in black and white and are excellent on the full color kindle. The description in the large text beneath is simple enough for early readers or for a parent to guide a child through. There are also picture captions that provide more information to talk about with your child. Alternatively, a child of any age (even the child in you) can just look at the images and appreciate its beauty. Enjoy!
Author | : Leslie Brunetta |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2010-06-08 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0300163150 |
Download Spider Silk Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Spiders, objects of eternal human fascination, are found in many places: on the ground, in the air, and even under water. Leslie Brunetta and Catherine Craig have teamed up to produce a substantive yet entertaining book for anyone who has ever wondered, as a spider rappelled out of reach on a line of silk, “How do they do that?” The orb web, that iconic wheel-shaped web most of us associate with spiders, contains at least four different silk proteins, each performing a different function and all meshing together to create a fly-catching machine that has amazed and inspired humans through the ages. Brunetta and Craig tell the intriguing story of how spiders evolved over 400 million years to add new silks and new uses for silk to their survival “toolkit” and, in the telling, take readers far beyond the orb. The authors describe the trials and triumphs of spiders as they use silk to negotiate an ever-changing environment, and they show how natural selection acts at the genetic level and as individuals struggle for survival.
Author | : Jonathan Wilkins |
Publisher | : Titan Comics |
Total Pages | : 98 |
Release | : 2018-12-18 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1785868144 |
Download Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - The Official Movie Special Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Miles Morales must confront a plot that could mean the end for New York City as he comes to terms with his destiny as the new Spider-Man. But he’s not alone, as a tear in the fabric of the universe unleashes a slew of alternative Spider-Heroes… Features stunning art and in-depth interviews with the team behind the film as they discuss the processes of creating this unique and groundbreaking animated movie.
Author | : Peter N. Witt |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2014-07-14 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1400857511 |
Download Spider Communication Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Concentrating on the complex spider communication system, this book assembles the most recent multidisciplinary advances of leading researchers from many countries to assess the peculiar role spiders play in the animal kingdom. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author | : Emma Dodson |
Publisher | : Walker |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Dance |
ISBN | : 9781406331936 |
Download Speckle the Spider Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Speckle's love of dance leads him to leave his home in the Bahamas, where he feels under appreciated, and travel the world in search of fame but the attention he finally gets is not what he had in mind.